The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings August 18, 2021How do we know if we are still human? Perhaps it is from growing up in a situation where we were daily aware of special needs children and adults from the birth of my younger brother till his passing almost twenty years ago. Those in my family have had connections with…

Bird Droppings August 17, 2021Driving up a mountain takes effort I am looking forward to another trip to Black Rock Mountain in North Georgia, the site of the Foxfire Museum property and the former site of the Piedmont College’s teacher’s class in The Foxfire Approach to teaching. My oldest son took the course as a…

Bird Droppings August 16, 2021What do teachers really know? “Teachers are one of the most important resources a nation has for providing the skills, values and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity and justice.…

Bird Droppings August 11, 2021The synchronicity saga and or saga of synchronicity My morning was a series of events literally intended but at the same time filled with moments of coincidence. I checked my phone as I do first thing for emails and various social media posts. A dear friend from New Brunswick Canada had…

Bird Droppings August 10, 2021 Looking for reasons “Come; let us put our minds together to see what kind of life we can create for our children.” Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Nearly twenty years has passed since I did a research paper on causes of various emotional issues with children. When I first started back to…

Bird Droppings August 9, 2021 Why do we wish, wonder and wait? “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been nearly fifteen years since we moved last and found ourselves in this house.  I wasn’t sure from where to start several ideas have been running through my…

Bird Droppings August 8, 2021 Finding the right spot for the puzzle pieces “In order to learn the nature of the myriad things, you must know that although they may look round or square, the other features of oceans and mountains are infinite in variety; whole worlds are there. It is so not only around…

Bird Droppings August 7, 2021 What is the Holy Grail (solution/answer) in education? “Obsessive search for the holy grail through only that which can be measured and documented effectively diminishes the sacred and leaves us standing empty without souls.” Dr. Grant Bennett A day or two ago I got a bit carried away and wandered…

Bird Droppings August 6, 2021 How capable do we need to be? What a contrast to only a few weeks ago as the sun was shining and the moon is waning as I went out in the wee hours with a crystal-clear sky. There was a gentle wind blowing, wind chimes ringing peacefully and a…

Bird Droppings August 5, 2021What does it take for that light bulb to go on? It has been nearly fifteen years since my doctorial cohort at Georgia Southern ended and we began the journey on our own. For a couple semesters I was a member of a new cohort at Piedmont College and wandering down…